08.19.15

COLUMBUS—The Ohio Department of Education released its findings this week from an in-depth investigation that 13 Cuyahoga County school districts, one school district in Dayton, and the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center failed to meet the special education requirements of 159 students housed at the CCJDC from March 19 to September 30, 2014. The inquiry Read more…

04.29.15

Organizations Call for Full Investigation

CLEVELAND—The ACLU of Ohio, The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio, and Milestones Autism Resources are appalled by the treatment of a child with autism spectrum disorder in Cleveland. Acts of violence of this nature are completely unacceptable. This horrific act highlights the need for autism awareness and acceptance. We hope this terrible event is an Read more…

01.16.15

CLEVELAND—The survey findings on the use of seclusion and restraint on students with disabilities is astonishing, according to Shakyra Diaz, policy manager for the ACLU of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Education recently released the report on students in Ohio’s traditional public schools as a result of the state’s new restraint and seclusion policy. Key Read more…

03.10.14

Adult Courts Require a Hearing Before Shackling Defendants Juvenile Courts Should be Held to the Same Standard

COLUMBUS, OH – Today, the ACLU of Ohio filed a writ with the Supreme Court of Ohio, asking for a ruling that prohibits juvenile courts from shackling children without first holding a hearing to determine if it is necessary. Adult courts already require these hearings, and 11 states have also banned indiscriminate juvenile shackling. Nevertheless, Read more…

02.28.13

Letter Also Asks Board to Set Time Limits for Seclusion & Restraint

CLEVELAND –Today the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the Ohio State Board of Education asking that the state’s draft rules governing the use of seclusion and restraint be formally applied to community (charter) schools as well as traditional public schools. “For years, Ohio schoolchildren — many of them disabled — have been routinely Read more…